Evaluation of the Zurich social competence training for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (KOMPASS)
KOMPASS demonstrates significant effects in improving social functioning and reducing ASD-related difficulties in adolescents and young adults. The study benefits from a large sample, a naturalistic waiting-period comparison, a one-year follow-up, multi-informant assessment, and external validation. Limitations include the quasi-experimental design, the lack of formal fidelity monitoring, and reliance on some older assessment measures.
Authors
- Maya Schneebeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5786-1536)
- Matthias Staib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9688-838X)
- Daniele Di Pauli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5703-0830)
- D. Krinitski
- G. Seeger-Schneider
- B. Jenny
- S. Walitza
- R. Gundelfinger
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Psychiatry Baselland (CH)
- Zurich University of Teacher Education (CH)
- University Psychiatric Hospital (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.02.025
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00